Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z abranchialism The condition of being without gills. abranchiata An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta. abranchiate Without gills. abranchious Having no gills Abrantes A surname from Portuguese. abrasable abradable Abrasax A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas. abrase Rubbed smooth or blank. abraser A tool or machine for abrading; abrader. abrash A variation in color (often applied to Oriental rugs). abrasiometer A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion. abrasion The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. abrasional Pertaining to abrasion; formed by abrasion. abrasionally In an abrasional manner. abrasionless Without abrasion. abrasive Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. abrasively In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings. abrasiveness The property, quality or instance of being abrasive. abrasivity The condition or degree of being abrasive; abrasiveness. abrasor Synonym of abrader. abrastol The calcium salt of naphthosulphuric acid, once used as a food preservative. abrasure Abrasion, abrading. abraum A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium. abraxane A form of paclitaxel combined with an albumin abraxas A transcription of Abrasax. abrazo A Latin American embrace. Abre A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines. abreact To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. abreaction The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. abreactive Capable of producing abreaction. abreactively In an abreactive manner. abread Abroad. abreast Side by side and facing forward. Abrego A surname from Spanish. Abrek A North Caucasian highlander, a guerrilla fighter during Russian expansion in the North Caucasus in the 19th century. abrenounce To renounce; to contradict. abrenunciation Absolute renunciation; repudiation; retraction. Abreo A surname from Spanish. abreption A snatching away. Abreu A surname from Portuguese. abreugraphy chest photofluorography: a screening technique for tuberculosis using a miniature photograph of a roentgenographic fluoroscopy of the thorax abreuvoir A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc). abrew brewing, developing, coming into being Abrey A surname. abrezekimab Biologic drug for severe inflammatory conditions. abri a shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof Abrianna A female given name. abridgable Capable of being abridged. abridge To deprive; to cut off. abridged Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work. abridgedly in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened abridger One who abridges, a person who shortens written works. abridging An abridgment. abridgment The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation Abrielle A female given name originating as a coinage. Abrigo A surname from Spanish. Abrikosov A surname. abrilumab An investigational drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. abrim Brimming, full to the brim. abrin A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius). abrine An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity beans; C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂, that is different than abrin. abrineurin Synonym of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. abristle Bristling. abroach To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. abroad Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. abroadness The state or quality of being abroad. abroahs A kind of cotton cloth from India. abrocitinib A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. abrocome Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla. abrocomid Any of the caviomorph rodents of the family Abrocomidae of chinchilla rats. abrogable capable of being abrogated. abrogate To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal. abrogation A repeal by authority; abolition. abrogationism A policy of abrogation. abrogationist One who abrogates. abrogative Tending or designed to abrogate. abrogator One who abrogates. abrokyire Foreign parts; the world beyond Ghana. Abron A language of Ghana. Abronhill An outer suburb of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7875). abronia A plant of the genus Abronia. abrood Upon a brood; on a hatch. abrook To brook; to endure. abrosexual Having a changing or fluid sexual orientation, one that changes over time. abrosexuality The state of being abrosexual. abrosia Abstinence. abrotanum A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum. abrotine A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O. Abrud A city in Alba County, Romania. Abrudan A surname from Romanian. Abruka An Estonian island located in the Gulf of Riga, off the coast of Saaremaa. abrupt Broken away (from restraint). abruptedly Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition. abruptic Characterised by an abrupt change in texture. abruptio An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption. abruption A sudden termination or interruption. abruptive Relating to abruption abruptively In an abruptive manner abruptly In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. abruptness The state of being abrupt or broken Abruzzese Of, from or relating to the region of Abruzzo in Italy. Abruzzi A former mountainous region in central Italy that borders the Adriatic Sea; properly Abruzzi e Molise; now separated into Abruzzo and Molise. Abruzzian Of or relating to Abruzzo in Italy. Abruzzo An administrative region in central Italy. abs The abdominal muscles; plural of ab. Absalom The third son of David, king of Israel. Absalon A surname. Absaroka A member of a Siouan people from between the Platte and the Yellowstone Rivers; the Crow. Absaroki Synonym of Crow. absarokite A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite absatively Absolutely and positively. Abscam A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress. abscess A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. abscessation The formation or development of an abscess abscessed Affected by an abscess. abscession A separating; a removal; a going away. abscessogenic That leads to the production of abscesses abscind To cut off. abscisate Any salt or ester of abscisic acid abscise To cut off. abscisic Of or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives. abscision A cutting away. absciss To cut off by abscission. abscissa The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. abscissin A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission of certain plant parts, notably the leaves of trees in autumn or cotton bolls. abscission The act or process of cutting off. abscissional Relating to abscission absconce A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service. abscond To flee, often secretly; to steal away. abscondancy The act or fact of absconding, especially from the law. abscondee A person who has absconded. abscondence The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. absconder A person who absconds. absconding An instance in which someone absconds. abscondment An act of absconding or escaping absconsa A kind of dark lantern. absconsio Cavity; fossa. absconsion The act of absconding. abscopal Denoting the effect that irradiation of a tissue has on remote nonirradiated tissue. abscotchalater Someone hiding from the police. Absecon A city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. abseil To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body. abseiler Someone who abseils. abseiling The process or act of abseiling. absement A measure of sustained displacement of an object from its initial position; the time-integral of displacement. absence A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship absency absence absent Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing. absentaneous Pertaining to absence. absentation The act of absenting oneself.